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, lollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying draw ng.

UNITED STATES. PAEENTIOFFICEJF osnrn ARTHUR GRAVES, or PHILADELPHIA,rENNsrLvANIA.

FASTENER.

Specification of Itetters Patent.

Application filed January 2?, 1812. Sierial No. 673,864."

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosErH ARTHUR Gnavns, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia-,in the county of Philadelphia and State of Penn. sylvania, have invented certain new and useul Improvement in Fasteners, of which the This invention relates to a fastener ffor collars, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device that can be used in lieu of a button, collar button-or other fastening device.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastener that has been particularly designed for collars to facilitate the attaching and detaching of a collar to a shirt band, the fastener being fiat whereby it will Figure 1 is a perspect I l tener as applied to a shlrt band. Fig. 2 1s not injure a neck with which it contacts, especially when a tight collar or heavy coat is worn. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a one piece fastener thatcan' be made of light and durable material, the

fastener being ea'silyshaped whereby it will not lI1]l1I8 or tear. articlesplaced in engage ment wlth said fastener.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction to be hereinafterspecifically described and claimed, and reference will now be had I to the drawing wherein like numerals desig nate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

ve View of the fasa vertical sectio-nalview of the fastener as applied to a shirt-band and collar. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective new of a detached fastener. Fig. 4 is a deta'chedview of the same, and Fig. 5'is a similar View of a modified form of'fastener.

' -A fastener of the type described A fastener in accordance withthis invention comprises a metallic body 1 having the upper end thereof, bentoutwardly' at. approximately rightangles to the body to form a shank 2, havin the edge thereof rolled or reamed to form a head 3Q The head 3 can be formed by a single convolution, as shown in Fig. 4, orthe edge of the shank coiled or wrapped, as shown .in Fig. 5 of the drawing. ,The lower endo-f the body Patented Apr. 15, 1913.-

is bent to form a U shaped member 4 directly beneath the head 3, saidmember ten minating in a, point or. bill 5 that extends outwardly from the other wall of themem ber To place the fastener in engagement with a collar band, the body 1 is placed upwardly in the pocket 6 of a collar band 7 with the head 3 engaging in the buttonhole 8 of the A collar band 9 can then be shirtband. easily placed in engagement withthe member 4, the collar band being pushed upwardly upon the pointed end of the member to assume the position bestshown in Fig. 2.

The fastener can be made of light and durable resilient material and finished to present a neat appearance.

lVhat I claim is formed 

